• The [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=579 Chippewa] and [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=614 Ottawa] came down from Ontario and the upper Great Lakes area.

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* The [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=579 Chippewa] and [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=614 Ottawa] came down from Ontario and the upper Great Lakes area.

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• The [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=584 Delaware] were from the New Jersey and Delaware region.

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*The [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=584 Delaware] were from the New Jersey and Delaware region.

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• The [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=597&nm=Iroquois-Indians Iroquois Tribe] was made up of an alliance of six tribes; the Mohawks, the Oneidas, the Onondagas, the Cayugas, Senecas, and the Tuscaroras. They drove off most of the other tribes to obtain more hunting and trapping territory.

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*The [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=597&nm=Iroquois-Indians Iroquois Tribe] was made up of an alliance of six tribes; the Mohawks, the Oneidas, the Onondagas, the Cayugas, Senecas, and the Tuscaroras. They drove off most of the other tribes to obtain more hunting and trapping territory.

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• The [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=606 Miamis], migrated from Wisconsin lived in the valleys by the Miami River.

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*The [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=606 Miamis], migrated from Wisconsin lived in the valleys by the Miami River.

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• The [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=608 Mingos] name was given to a group of Mohawks, Cayugas, and Caughnawagas; they lived in the Southeast Ohio Territory.

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*The [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=608 Mingos] name was given to a group of Mohawks, Cayugas, and Caughnawagas; they lived in the Southeast Ohio Territory.

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• The [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=631 Shawnees] settled in the South, had migrated from Pennsylvania

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*The [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=631 Shawnees] settled in the South, had migrated from Pennsylvania

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• The [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=646 Wyandots], lived in the North West and originally came from Ontario.

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*The [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=646 Wyandots], lived in the North West and originally came from Ontario.

The Delaware, Chippewa and Ottawa tribes could be found scattered throughout the Ohio country.

The Delaware, Chippewa and Ottawa tribes could be found scattered throughout the Ohio country.

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Tribes and Bands of Ohio

The Ohio Territory had been occupied by the Erie’s, which had become virtually extinct after battling with the Iroquois (1650). Many other Native American tribes relocated in Ohio Territory due to the large influx of European colonies that increasingly spread across their lands.

There were eight prominent tribes comprising the Ohio Territory.

The Chippewa and Ottawa came down from Ontario and the upper Great Lakes area.

The Iroquois Tribe was made up of an alliance of six tribes; the Mohawks, the Oneidas, the Onondagas, the Cayugas, Senecas, and the Tuscaroras. They drove off most of the other tribes to obtain more hunting and trapping territory.

The Miamis, migrated from Wisconsin lived in the valleys by the Miami River.

The Mingos name was given to a group of Mohawks, Cayugas, and Caughnawagas; they lived in the Southeast Ohio Territory.